To apologize for contributing to the mini-Mini-KISS derail, here's an edition of Friday Face-Offs (by Get Your War On's David Rees, Artisanal Pencil Sharpener) that concludes (scroll to the bottom) with the cutest cover of Iron Maiden's Run to the Hills ever.posted by straight at 9:54 PM on January 14, 2013

I spent much of yesterday watching YouTube videos of kids rock out listening to Tool. This one and to a latter degree this one both capture the way I feel when I listed to that band. Primal and unfettered. Flailing arms and everything.

(I mean seriously, that first kid, Kills. Me.)posted by Eumachia L F at 2:59 AM on January 15, 2013

I didn't watch the video, but I'm pretty certain that when my wife played Sweet Child O' Mine on her guitar to our new son, at his baby naming, while I held him, that that was the most adorable version ever played. But whoever that is should feel fine about second place.posted by OmieWise at 5:48 AM on January 15, 2013

Holy cats, here's the same young lead guitarist with only, apparently, about a year's more practice.

Learning a skill like that has got to be really healthy for young people. Learning how to learn a skill like that is an amazing gift. Whatever she decides is her calling later in life, if she goes after it with the same dedication it took to build those chops she'll do brilliantly.posted by CHoldredge at 6:29 AM on January 15, 2013

If I were Slash this would make me incredibly happy.posted by cribcage at 7:10 AM on January 15, 2013

Then again everything sounds great as a country song.

In case anyone is considering this a valid statement, it's not even remotely true.posted by IvoShandor at 7:56 AM on January 15, 2013

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